Yesterday I ordered these food from Shao expecting good because I love Korean food. But, It was so untasty food I have ever tastes and, Teokbooki too much sweet have no any taste and no any flavor. hope you will improve it. Thank you!
First round: Desserts skins were both not good, mango filling was excellent for the mochi and the winter melon paste was very homely But other than that this place stunned. Beef hor fun has proper wok hey. The stir fried intestines were masterful. Well seasoned, good textures and harmonious. Siu mai was legit as well, properly homemade not the frozen nonsense. Quite juicy In Edinburgh I didn't expect such authentic food. As a Chinese I can say, even in china this is considered very good. Basically god tier for Edinburgh Second visit: Roast duck was super flavourful, I loved it. Stir fried pork belly was masterful. I actl can't find any flaws at all, top tier all around from choice of ingredients, texture of the pork belly, seasoning, temperature control. MUST TRY lotus leaf rice was good too, filling was savoury and well perfumed. If I had to nitpick, the prices are a little expensive but for this skill level, they kind of deserve it if nobody comes close to them Round 3: Roasted pork is not quite right, but for Edinburgh standards it's good enough. Roasted duck was delicious as ever Yangzhou fried rice isn't authentic, but the chef's skills w the wok is the real deal, so it's still really good, esp w the chewy texture of the rice Beef stew was done restaurant style, the beef weren't evenly cooked but flavours were on point and it was a satisfactory rendition Round 4: Xlb not authentic, it's kind of like hargow filling but still ok as a dumpling Hargow good, the filling obviously homemade, juicy and umami and different from most Black bean Cheong fun taste was ok but ratio was very off, very little gravy to go with the huge amount of Cheong fun Lamb pot was delicious, the lamb umami comes thru strongly, lamb belly was tender, and the bean curd skin was correct too. Way better than the beef pot Round 5: Malai cake was stellar Century egg pork porridge was textbook, shredded pork was so tender despite cooking in porridge and the porridge base was properly umami too Twice cooked pork wasn't as good as before, the pork wasn't caramelised enough this time and some pieces of the scallions were not fully cooked, overall still good tho Chive pork prawn dumplings were bad. Skin was good as always but the filling was tough and sour, they said it's from the preserved bamboo shoots but there's simply no way, it tastes weird. First bad dimsum from them Round 6 Cheese tart special was decent, quite strong cheese flavour, bordering on savouriness The stir fried intestines at night wasn't good. During dinner it's busy and the chefs rushes the dish, so the intestines isn't crispy enough and was chewy. Kimchi was decent Tteokbokki is terrible, the sauce is very sweet and hardly spicy Custard bun was mainly sweet, not the best but acceptable
I wanted to take my mum to somewhere new as I’m tired of going to the same place, we ended up here randomly by searching for Korean BBQ in Edinburgh and I’m soooo glad we did. The portions were the best we’ve had in a while and everything was filled with loads of flavour. It’s a spacious restaurant and there was plenty of space to place my huge stroller beside me. Thank you so much to the friendly team that made us feel welcome❤️
An easy 5 all around, this not so hidden gem (smack in the middle of the “student quarter” next to the Edinburgh Uni central campus) offers excellent Far Eastern Asian cuisine in a cozy, accessible setting. It is impossible to pick a favourite - everything we tried, from the pork buns to the spicy tempura prawns and the bulgogi were fantastic. We actually found impossible to limit our order to a few items, and had to take food back home. There is no excuse NOT to visit Shao if you’re in town.
Absolutely amazing Cantonese roast dishes. Authentic, good price value (decent portion). Will be back soon.
Very friendly staff, good service, good food! The restaurant is clean and the tables have fresh flowers which is cute. The spicy prawn tempura is extremely good and you get a lot too. I'll be coming back with a friend tomorrow so they can try it too. Thank you!
We tried some dim sum and barbecue. Dim sum is not as good as expected and the ox is so chewy. But the service is good
Very nice Asian Fusion restaurant. Clean friendly staff nice atmosphere.
Shao is located at 55-57 W Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9DB, UK
You can contact Shao at +44 7597 727788
You can find directions to Shao by following this map link